Midnight Oath

Tasarov Bratva, Book 1

By: Naomi West

Narrated by: Darcy Stark, Isabelle Turner

My fiancé is screaming at me in public.

I'm used to it. My role here is to look pretty on his arm and to play nice so he doesn't hurt my sick daughter.

What I'm not used to is the man who comes to my rescue. Adrik Tasarov is a tall glass of gorgeous. He's got a jawline that could cut glass and eyes that could melt steel. Best of all: my fiancé is absolutely terrified of him.

So when Adrik asks me to dance, I say yes. When he asks me to do a little more than that, I say it again. Then comes the make-or-break moment. Adrik offers me a fake marriage to get me out of my real one. I say the two little words that seal my fate: "I do."

Little did I know I was signing a deal with the devil. Now, I'm a prisoner in a beautiful mansion. I can have anything I want—except for my freedom.

I have an ace up my sleeve. Something my fake husband doesn't know about. Something that will change everything. His baby in my belly.

Midnight Oath is the first book in the Tasarov Bratva duet from bestselling mafia romantic suspense author Naomi West. Adrik and Emery's story carries on into book two, Midnight Lies.

©2022 Naomi West (P)2023 Podium Audio

Heads Up ! It's a 2 Part book Which is Not Listed .

The Story wasn't too bad but a lot of needless back and forth bickering between the the 2 main characters for me to get to the point.

There was some light hearted banter between Adrik, and his best friend.

There was actually 2 surprise turns I didn't see coming , but damn you hadda invest over 12 hours into the book to get to that point.

Adrik, was an ass most of the time, then he seemd Nice on a rare occasion. He was really nice to the 6 yr old Isabella the little Girl though Who was handicapped and is his fiance / Wife's Emery's daughter .

This was a free offer book , had I know it was a 2 parter and ends on a cliff hanger into another book, I would not have invested time in the story. There was nothing listed about that.

I don't think I will be following up with the 2nd book to see how the story ends., not because I would have to pay for it , that's not a problem, but the fact that the 2nd book is just as long as the 1st book.

It is another 13 hours and I just don't have it I me to
go though the same ol same ol to finally get to the point .

Also I am a character described listener .

I love to know exactly what the characters look like. Who I am picturing in the story .

The Description of these characters are

EMERY is a Blonde with green eyes
ADRIK has dark hair with Blue eyes.

In the Picture of the female model Who is supposedly EMERY on the second book cover it shows the woman with green eyes and BROWN hair .

She don't match the description unless she dyes her hair color In the 2nd book , which I'm not about to invest another 13 hours to find out.

The Narrators were great.

The story was actually really good too , It was just to much fluff, it took way too long to tell it.

Would I Recommend this book .
Well Now knowing what I just told you,

Depends on You ...

For Me it Was a one and done.

Nerves nonstop!!!

I enjoyed the book but wished Emery would have learned earlier to ‘listen’ to Adrik to ensure a smoother relationship.

One of the best books ever West has written. The second one is just a great! I wish West would write book three.

I love the way Naomi West writes! One of my favorite authors. I really liked the characters in this book. I've read part one and part two. If there is ever a part three, I'd like to know what happens with their two children. I'll read that one as well. Until then, I'll read her other books.

ery nice love story

I strongly oppose unnecessary punishment and harassment. that why 4 stars the plot remains interesting and unpredictable.

Good story and narrator s

The female main character is a nut case. Her behavior is unstable and ugly. How could anybody be attracted to that? I don’t understand how he doesn’t just kick her out the door. It was hard to listen to.

cliffhanger

I thought this was a standalone. disappointed and won't buy book 2. easy enough to figure out the end.

ROLLING MY EYES HARD 👀 😒🙄

DEAR WRITER,

This is by far one of the worse writings I've ever read and I'm ONLY on chapter 24. But the incompetence of the women main character is outrageous, bi polar, and dang right lunatic behavior.
HOW DO YOU ASK SOMEONE TO SAVE YOU, BUT THEN GO BALISTIC EVERYTIME YOU DON'T AGREE 😡 WHHHEEENNNN YOU ASKED FOR IT. I would have dropped her off to her PRIOR situation as soon as she didn't listen to me. HE DOESN'T NEED ANY ENEMIES WHEN YOU LIVE WITH ONE. 😑😑😑
You wanna see her begging, drop her off at MALCOMES HOUSE LOL SEE HOW SHE LIKES THAT..

I WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WHAT THE PLOT TWIST IS TO HELP REDEEM THE WRITERS REPUTATION.

NARRATORS ARE GREAT! 😊

Cliffhanger with zero angst relief

I listen to audiobooks daily. Half of them are mafia romance tropes. All of them are dark romance. The narrators are fine. I gave the book a 4/5 only because of the author’s ability to create a character that inspired so much rage in me, then she managed to keep it erupted with diesel fuel.

🚩🚩Spoiler alert
This MMC has zero redeeming qualities. His inner monologue reaches for one related to his single moral code related to hurting children, yet his behavior says otherwise. The FMC’s child is 6, has advanced muscular dystrophy, and requires a wheelchair. The FMC has raised her on her own and was a SA victim. She has also been abused mentally, physically, and emotionally by every male she’s ever encountered, including her father. Everything she does is for her daughter, but it’s pretty obvious that her trauma is the biggest influence behind everything thought and decision. This MMC’s level of his own daddy expectations and self loathing is unmatched. It only starts letting up toward the end for maybe 1 chapter before it’s back with vengeance.

The MMC made me feel so much rage that I actually skipped every spicy scene after the first. He treated the FMC so badly and did so many unforgivable things, like separating her from her daughter as punishment (more than once), that I started respecting any attempts she did make to try to get away from him and overlooked her hopeless romantic fantasy of finding a piece of kindness “there in his eyes”. I can’t read the second book y’all 😆 it was all too much.

Frustrating

The story moves along just fine EXCEPT all the back & forth I care for you I don’t…I’ll give you what you want then take it away… kinda UNCOOL for the delicate characters!!

FMC is batsh!t crazy

The most immature FMC I’ve ever listened to/read. The child should be taken away from her… more immature than the 6 yr old. Probably half way and really considering DNFing.